{"id":3257270,"url":"https://alion.io/job/general-atomics-senior-structural-opto-mechanical-engineer","title":"Senior Structural Opto-Mechanical Engineer","company":{"id":1782979,"name":"General Atomics","domain":"ga.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/ga-com","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"BrassRing","truth_index":null},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Acton, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":102000,"max_usd":193000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":6333},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Femap","optional":false},{"name":"Nastran","optional":false}],"status":"closed","first_seen_at":"2026-09-24T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-27","last_verified_at":"2026-10-28T05:50:31Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":"2026-10-28T05:50:31Z","days_open":34,"trust":{"level":"not_scored","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":34},"description":"General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) designs and manufactures first-of-a-kind electromagnetic and electric power generation systems. GA-EMS' expanding portfolio of specialized products and integrated system solutions support critical fleet, space systems and satellites, missile defense, power and energy, and process and monitoring applications for defense, industrial, and commercial customers worldwide.We are hiring an Opto-Mechanical Structural Engineer/Analyst to join our team in Acton, MA to support the design, development and production of advanced spaceborne electro-optical sensor payloads.\nThis individual will assist in developing cutting-edge, high-performance space-based opto-mechanical hardware designs. The primary role for this position entails executing various structural modeling and detailed mechanical design analysis tasks using Femap and Nastran software. This opportunity affords the chance to build your skills as part of a highly skilled, collaborative and supportive project team, that produces best in class, rigorously engineered, high-performance space based optical sensor payloads.\nThe successful candidate will demonstrate a clear dedication to taking ownership of his or her work, a drive to not leave tasks incomplete or not understood and be absolutely committed to making the team and project succeed.\nDUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: \nPerform quasi-static, modal, random vibration, and thermal stress analysis tasks using Femap and Nastran software.\nProvide Mechanical Engineering support to a project team and execute to plan while managing and tracking work assignments and progress.\nTrack and understand design requirements and apply sound engineering principles and oversight to meet project requirements.\nGenerate and present design review packages for internal and external audiences.\nSupport customer and supplier interactions as required.\nDevelop creative conceptual designs for new products and proposal efforts.\nHelp plan and support the environmental testing of hardware including vibration, shock, thermal and others as required.\nPerform root cause assessments on hardware failures. Identify solutions and perform analysis as required to verify validity of proposed solutions.\nAble to work on multiple assignments and with multiple teams simultaneously.\nOther duties as assigned.\nWe recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.","description_format":"text","description_chars":2499,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Energy & Utilities","Science & Engineering","Nuclear Energy","Nuclear Engineering"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-26T02:43:42Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-10-26T16:28:51Z"},{"event":"reopen","at":"2026-10-27T02:21:00Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-10-27T06:33:26Z"},{"event":"reopen","at":"2026-10-27T11:03:48Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-10-28T05:50:31Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":null,"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/general-atomics-senior-structural-opto-mechanical-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/general-atomics-senior-structural-opto-mechanical-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-28T10:12:34Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":13339,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-29T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1782979},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1782979"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fgeneral-atomics-senior-structural-opto-mechanical-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fgeneral-atomics-senior-structural-opto-mechanical-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fgeneral-atomics-senior-structural-opto-mechanical-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/general-atomics-senior-structural-opto-mechanical-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fgeneral-atomics-senior-structural-opto-mechanical-engineer"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3257270}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"ga.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3257270},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}